Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 111th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Avenue (WS15 4EP) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Armitage with Handsacre average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (WS15 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Robinson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsacre Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Proctors Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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